Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet
Artist's tip (Light adds, paint darkens): On a screen (light): red + green = yellow, green + blue = cyan, red + blue = magenta, all three = white. With paint: red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green, red + blue = purple, all three = brown. Light gets lighter as you mix; paint gets darker. Screen primaries: red, green, blue; paint primaries: red, yellow, blue.
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- 1.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
- 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
- 5.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) black (d) white
- 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
- 7.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
- 8.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) red and blue
- 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
- 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
- 12.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
- 13.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
- 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 16.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
- 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 18.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
- 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
- 21.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 22.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
- 25.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
- 26.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
- 27.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
- 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
- 30.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
- 31.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
- 32.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
- 34.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
- 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 39.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
- 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- paint on paper
- uses red, green, blue
- uses red, yellow, blue
- True
- black
- all three lights
- red, green, blue
- uses red, yellow, blue
- red and blue
- False
- red, green and blue
- cyan
- magenta
- True
- light on a screen
- white
- False
- cyan
- False
- mixing makes it darker
- paint on paper
- True
- all three make brown
- needs light to be seen
- needs light to be seen
- mixing makes it darker
- True
- glows with its own light
- False
- yellow
- green
- False
- False
- magenta
- False
- False
- True
- mixing makes it lighter
- yellow
- False
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